Walkingpedia:Manual of Style

Contents

Like any other wiki in existence, the main purpose of a wiki is to be an online encyclopedia except anyone can contribute. We here at Walkingpedia have set up a Manual of Style so that the wiki is of a high standard.

Creature page layout

A Physical appearance and biology heading. Describe the animals physical appearance in the series. If its appearance varies between series, describe its different appearance, too.

A Behaviour and traits heading. Describe how the animal behaves in the series.

The In... heading is a little more complicated. As a primary heading, write In [name of series you are writing about]. As a secondary heading, write the name of the episode it appears in.

A Behind the scenes section. Here, write about any miscellaneous, trivial information about the creature.

Beneath that section, there should be a List of appearances subheading where a list of appearances should be noted.

Also, there should be a Palaeontological inaccuracies subheading showing the mistakes in the show/book.

Lastly, there should be a Notes and references subheading where you can list any references with the reference template; this should be very easy, even for new editors.

Creature infoboxes

The main image of an infobox should be the size of 1,017 × 569 pixels, or, if such an image is not available, a smaller image of the same proportions. The image should provide a good, clear view of the pages animal, with no other species prominent in the image.

All other screenshot uploaded should be this same size. Promotional images and similar images can be left as found.

This priority can be ignored if an image from a high-priority source is not as 'good', so to speak, as one from a low-priority source. For example, Deinosuchus appears in Walking with Dinosaurs, but only the top of the head is seen. It appears in full in Prehistoric Park, so the lower-priority series takes precedence.

Vital statistics

In attributes, list notable physical and behavioural attributes of the animal. Use a semi-colon (;) to seperate each attribute.

In diet, simply list what the animal eats;

Vegetation

Other animals (here, you can extend by specifying what exact animals they eat)

Carrion

Filter-feeder

In fossil finds, list each location where the animal is found, seperating each location with a break.

In temporal range, write down the time period(s) where the animal is found. Do a break, then list how many years ago said period was.

In appearances, list all the episodes that the creature has appeared in. Since this wiki covers several programmes, please state which programme the episode is from like this: Sea Monsters: Dangerous Seas.

Other notes

Write from an in-universe perspective. Save for articles about actors, actual episodes and TV series', and real people, articles should be written as if everything presented in the series is fact.

Do not guess animal names. Many animals in the series' are identified unofficially based on appearance and animals known to have lived in the right place/time period. Here, animals are named based on official statements.

e.g., "Cetotherium" is here called a whale, and "Plesiopleurodon" is here called a pliosaur.